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(Fictitious character) Dobbs, Maisie Aphorisms and apothegms Conduct of life Conduct of life Quotations, maxims, etc Devotional calendars Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 Views on conduct of life Kotb, Hoda 1964- Kotb, Hoda 1964- Anecdotes Quotations, English Winspear, Jacqueline 1955- Characters Maisie DobbsAlko, Selina
Summary: Presents quotes on civil rights from important and influential figures, including Queen Lili'uokalani, John Lewis, Nina Simone, and Barack Obama.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.092 ALKBranch, Susan
Summary: This collection contains some of Branch's favorite quotes, with words of wisdom from Mark Twain to Anne Frank, from Marcus Aurelius to Rosa Parks, from the Bhagavad Gita to the Bible, and many more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spring Street Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170.44 BRAAusten, Jane
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.7 AUSBlades, Becky
Summary: When Becky Blades sent her firstborn daughter off to Harvard, she knew the world's top ranked college would not be covering the most important material: How to be kind, happy and appropriate in public; how to protect oneself from sock monsters, boring conversations and scary dates; why to keep the clothes clean. Just in time for her youngest daughter's graduation from high school, Blades...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 818 BLAKeller, Helen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholasic 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.41 KELTwain, Mark
Summary: Irreverent, charming, and eminently quotable, this handbook--an eccentric etiquette guide for the human race--contains sixty-nine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain's private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections on family life and public manners; opinions on topics such as dress, health, food, and childrearing and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2012
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Place a hold to request this item.Tolstoy, Leo
Summary: This is the first-ever English-language edition of the book Leo Tolstoy considered to be his most important contribution to humanity, the work of his life's last years. Widely read in prerevolutionary Russia, banned and forgotten under Communism; and recently rediscovered to great excitement, A Calendar of Wisdom is a day-by-day guide that illuminates the path of a life worth living with a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alma Classics 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 087.1 TOLFranklin, Benjamin
Summary: ESSAYS Franklin conceived of this book at the age of 26 but never actually got around to writing it. In 1986, editor George Rogers completed the task by gleaning Franklin's thoughts on the subject from his various writings. We could all use a little virtue these days, so libraries would do well to stock this volume.-ESSAYS Franklin conceived of this book at the age of 26 but never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Pub. 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 FRAKotb, Hoda
Summary: "In this all-new collection of beloved quotes, This Just Speaks to Me, #1 New York Times bestselling author Hoda Kotb offers inspiration, wisdom, and hope 365 days a year"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 KOTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 170 KOTWinspear, Jacqueline
Summary: "Throughout fifteen years and fourteen books, the Maisie Dobbs series has had a resounding impact on fans. Over the years, readers have shared with author Jacqueline Winspear how Maisie's stories have resonated with them or helped them through a difficulttime. Fans have been inspired by her resilience and endurance, repurposing her strength in their own lives in a way perhaps best embodied by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The popular comedienne and some of her notable friends share words of wisdom, comfort, and inspiration as they explain how they dealt with heartbreak, challenge, and adversity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.602 WHEKotb, Hoda
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author and beloved Today show co-host Hoda Kotb comes an inspiring collection of quotes--drawn from her own personal favorites featured on her enormously popular Instagram account--that offer wisdom, courage, and hope"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 170 KOTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 170 KOTManguso, Sarah
Summary: 300 Arguments, a foray into the frontier of contemporary nonfiction writing, is at first glance a group of unrelated aphorisms. But, as in the work of David Markson, the pieces reveal themselves as a masterful arrangement that steadily gathers power. Manguso’s arguments about desire, ambition, relationships, and failure are pithy, unsentimental, and defiant, and they add up to an unexpected and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2017